Cybersecurity Architect

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About the Role

Lead Cybersecurity Engineer / Security Architect

senior permanent role

Key Responsibilities

Technical Security Leadership

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise-wide

  security architecture and frameworks

  across multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) environments.
• Lead secure SDLC adoption, threat modeling, application security reviews, and WAF (F5 ASM) implementation.
• Drive DevSecOps practices, including automation of compliance checks, vulnerability management, and secure infrastructure provisioning.

Cybersecurity Vertical Ownership

• Establish and grow the

  Cybersecurity team from the ground up

  , setting up processes, frameworks, and best practices.
• Act as the

  head of the Cybersecurity vertical

  , accountable for strategy, execution, and reporting to leadership.
• Build a strong pipeline of security talent and mentor engineers to achieve maturity in security operations.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements (NIST, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, PSD2, SOC2).
• Partner with leadership to balance

  business needs with security risk tolerance

  , translating technical risk into actionable business decisions.
• Continuously improve security policies, procedures, and audit readiness.

Cybersecurity Operations & Incident Response

• Work with SOC and Incident Response teams to

  detect, investigate, and remediate

  security threats and incidents.
• Develop and optimize incident response playbooks to improve containment, recovery, and resilience.
• Implement proactive monitoring and security automation to reduce exposure to malicious events.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner with cross-functional teams to embed security best practices across development and infrastructure teams.
• Provide

  strategic mentorship

  to engineers and stakeholders on threat trends, secure coding, and compliance.
• Lead documentation, training, and awareness programs to promote a strong security culture.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Computer Science (Preferred: Texas A&M or equivalent) and Bachelor’s in Computer Science/Engineering.

• 17+ years of proven cybersecurity experience

  across cloud, DevSecOps, application security, and compliance.
• Certifications:

  ISC2 CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect (Pro), Azure Security Engineer, CEH Master, Google Cloud Architect, ITIL.

• Hands-on expertise in:
• AWS/Azure security services, IAM, Terraform, Okta/AD, CI/CD pipelines.
• Secure network design (VPCs, firewalls, WAFs).
• Application and product security reviews.
• Security automation and compliance monitoring tools.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Why Join Quadrant IT Services?

• Opportunity to

  establish and lead the Cybersecurity vertical

  .
• Permanent position with long-term career growth.
• Work on

  cutting-edge security automation

  and compliance frameworks.
• Collaborative culture where innovation and security excellence are valued.